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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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